{"product_id":"what-is-it-about-government-that-americans-dislike-hardback-9780521791816","title":"What Is it about Government that Americans Dislike? (Hardback) 9780521791816","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat Is it about Government that Americans Dislike?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book, first published in 2001, examines why so many Americans do not like, trust, approve of, or support their government.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn R. Hibbing (Edited by), Elizabeth Theiss-Morse (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521791816, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 September 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e298 pages, 15 b\/w illus.  31 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The volume contains 14 valuable articles that highlight the significance of the study of public attitudes about government performance, and taken together, raise many fascinating questions.... This collection of original research on public attitudes about government performance is well organized and thought provoking. It is well worth reading, and should spur additional research on this important topic.\"   Perspectives on Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe American public's level of hostility toward government became a major issue in the 1990s. In this edited volume, first published in 2001, 24 of the country's leading students of public attitudes toward government in the United States address the reasons for this hostility. In 14 original articles, the authors explain why people's approval of government dropped so precipitously in the late 1960s, why some parts of the government (such as the Supreme Court) are better liked than others (such as the Congress), and why certain actions by political elites are particularly upsetting to much of the American public. Uniting several of the contributions is the theme that dissatisfaction with government occurs not just when people dislike governmental policies but also when they dislike the manner in which those policies are made. Another unifying theme is the potential danger of a public with nothing but its own disdain for its own political system.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: studying the American people's attitudes toward government John R. Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse\u003cbr\u003e Part I. When Do Americans Tend to Be Dissatisfied with Government?: 1. Political trust revisited: déjà vu all over again? Jack Citrin and Samantha Luks\u003cbr\u003e 2. We're all in this together: the decline in trust in government, 1958–96 John R. Alford\u003cbr\u003e 3. Were the halcyon days really golden? Attitudes toward the political system, 1945–65 Stephen Earl Bennett\u003cbr\u003e 4. The origins and consequences of public views about government Virginia Chanley, Wendy Rahn and Thomas Rudolph\u003cbr\u003e Part II. With Which Government Institutions Do American Tend to Be Satisfied?: 5. Public confidence in the leaders of American governmental institutions Lilliard E. Richardson Jr., David Houston and Chris Sissie Hadjiharalambous\u003cbr\u003e 6. Linking presidential and congressional approval during unified and divided government Jeffrey L. Bernstein\u003cbr\u003e 7. Is Washington really the problem? Eric M. Uslaner\u003cbr\u003e 8. Explaining public support for devolution: the role of political trust Marc J. Hetherington and John D. Nugent\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Do Actions on the Part of Politicians Cause Americans to Be Dissatisfied with Government?: 9. On red capes and charging bulls: how and why conservative politicians and interest groups promoted political anger Amy Fried and Douglas B. Harris\u003cbr\u003e 10. A reassessment of who's to blame: a positive case for the public evaluation of Congress David W. Brady and Sean M. Theriault\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: public views of debate in the political system Carolyn M. Funk\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. How Is Dissatisfaction with Government Measured and Incorporated into Theory?: 12. Trust in federal government: the phenomenon and its antecedents Diana Owen and Jack Dennis\u003cbr\u003e 13. The psychology of public dissatisfaction with government Tom R. Tyler\u003cbr\u003e 14. The means is the end John R. Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265093423384,"sku":"9780521791816","price":77.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521791816i.jpg?v=1692019487","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/what-is-it-about-government-that-americans-dislike-hardback-9780521791816","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}